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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Angel gold, Ghost white and Phantom black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A51 5G is a bit better than the Galaxy A80, getting a global score of 90.8 against 84.9. Galaxy A51 5G's construction is newer, just a little thinner and lighter than the Galaxy A80. The Galaxy A51 5G has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A80, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, the Galaxy A51 5G also counts with a just a bit better pixels amount per display inch.
The Galaxy A80 has a processing unit that's just as good as the Galaxy A51 5G one, and although the Galaxy A80 has 2 GB more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A80. They have a camera with a 48 MP resolution, the same (4K) video definition, the same video frame rates, the same sensor size and a same size camera aperture.
Galaxy A51 5G features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A80, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A51 5G also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy A80, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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